alright, i have an automatic and the button on top of the shift **** is permanentley pushed down so the stick wont stay in a gear. i have no idea how serious this problem is and what to do to fix it. any ideas or advice would be appreciated, thanks!

 

There should be a spring under the pushbutton to hold it up and allow the shifter detents to function. Please correct me if I am wrong, but I
think you can remove the shift **** by
pushing down on the outer **** (not on the
pushbutton) A clip sits in a groove cut in the tube and the shift **** is pulled up
over the clip which digs into the **** and
keeps it fron sliding down the shifter tube.
The pushbutton is held onto a rectangular
plastic shaft which passes through the shift
tube by a spring clip which detents into a
hole in the rect. shaft. Barbs on the spring
clip dig into the pushbutton and hold it into
place. After the button and **** are removed,
you should be able to find the problem.
P.S. I could find no information on the
shifter in my 1983 Camaro Helm,inc. manual!!

 

hey thanks alot for all your help, i took off the gear shift **** and im now searching for the problem. i think i may have to replace the console since some fo the plastic by the radio and heat control is broken. again thanks for your help.